Vulcanizing device.



J. M. ROBBINS & J. l?. CREW.

\ VULCANIZING DEVIGE. v

'APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20, 1910.

- Patented Deo. 26, 1911.

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VULGANIZING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2OA '1910. Sg, Patented 1386.261911,

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JAMES M. ROBINS AND JOHN F. CREV, 013 ROCHELLE, TEXAS,

vULcANIzING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26,1911.

Application filed September 20, 1910. Serial No. 582,898..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Jairnslv'i. Ronnixs and JonN F. Cnnw, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Rochelle, in the county of McCulloch,tate of Texas, have invented certain new and useful mprovements inVulcanizing Devices clare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theartto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements 1n vulcanizing devices and theleading object of the same is the production of a simple vulcanizingtool whereby tires can be vulcanized on a wheel or removed from a wheel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vulcanizing vdevicewhich can be manufactured cheaply and which comprises a box havinghinged sections and ax burner removably located thereon whereby eitherone of the sections can be brought into contact with the rubber to bevulcanized.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists incertain construc tions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearlydescribed in the following specification and clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which i Figure 1 is a side elevation showingthe improved vulcanizing device mounted on a tire positioned on a wheel.Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the vulcanizing boxand thel burner. Fig. 3 is a erspective view showing the vulcanizing oxopened.' y Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating thepreferred embodiment of the invention 5 denotes the vulcanizing boxsection which is adapted to contact with a tire mounted on a wheel and 6denotes the vulcanizing box section which is adapted to conrvtact withthe tire removed from a wheel and positioned upon a table or othersupport. The box 6 -is hinged at '7 so that the two sec tions thereofcan fgld on one another, and each section is 'formed substantially likethe other section with the exception that the outer face of the section5 is concaed at 8 and the outer face of the section 6 is formed flat at9. The section 5 is formed with a .slot 10 in one of its end walls, anda hydrocarbon burner 11 is disposed in said section and suitablyconnected as by means o-f a bracket 12 with a fuel tank 13. The upperend of the bracket 12 is formed with a pasand we do hereby de- 'wingednut 18.

l sage-whereby the fuel or oil contained in the tank 13 can passtherefrom and said bracket carries a needle valve 14 which is adapted toproject'a jet of oil or fuel into the intake end 15 of the burner 11.The needle valve /141 carries a suitable lhandle 16 whereby the same maybe manipulated. The tank 13 is provided with a closure plug 17 which issecured in locked position by means of a The side walls of the boxsections 5 and 6 are cut away at 19 so that a passage will be providedfor the discharge of the products of combustion from the vulcanizingdevice. The section 6 is formed with a cut away portion 2O in one of itsend walls adjacent to the end wall having the cut away portion or slot1() of the section 5," whereby the burner 11 may be secured in positionon the box section 6 when desired. The box section 5 has detachablysecured thereto a handle21 which may be secured to the box section 6,which section is provided with an opening 22. 'A suitable thermometer 23is mounted on the box section 5 whereby the temperature in the devicecan be determined.

The box section 5 is provided with a slotted arm 23 and the box section6 is provided with a similar arm 24. 'Achain 25 is adapted to be passedaround the felly 'of a wheel and secured by means of a hook 2G to thearm 23 and to a second arm 27 carried by the opposite side ofI thebox 5whereby said box can be held snugly against a tire to be vulcanizedwhich is mounted upon a wheel.

In using the device for vulcanizing tires" on wheels the box 5 ispositioned on the tire over the place to be "vulcanized, after themargin of the puncture in the tire has been properly prepared and oil issupplied to the burner and the oil* ignited so as 'to produce properflames. The upper box is then closed and the device held in positionover the tire until the proper changes are produced to effect thevulcanizing when it is desired to employ the device' products ofcombustion, out away portions also formed. in each end Wai] and adaptedto register when the sections are in contacting relation, s burnerdisposed iongitudinaiiy in one of the sections and supported in one ofthe cutaway portions of an end wail, whereby when the sections arereversed the burner mayy be supported Within the out away-'portion ofthe opposite section, a tank for supplying uid to said burner, a handle.

projecting from one. 51de of a section, and means for clamping elther(mami the Seoltions to e. tlie. y

In testimony whereof, We affix our sigaatilres, 1n presence of twoWitnesses.

JAMES M. ROBBNS. JOHN F. CREE?. Witnesses as to the signature of JamesM. Robbins: l

W. H. ADKINe, J. M. FULLER.

-W'itnesse's as to the signature of Johii F.

Crew:

R.. G. MAINS, E. A. DOUDNA.

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